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Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Vertical stabilizers from the USAF Museum. How many of the planes they go to can you ID?
The museum is in Dayton Ohio and it's free, well worth the time! I'll go back the next time I'm in the area. Another good one is the Naval aviation museum in Pensacola FL & it's free also. FWIW they had a great display on Coast Guard aviation!
The 106 is the cornfield bomber! Good catch. The pilot ejected and then the autopilot took over and brought it to a soft landing in a snow covered corn field. It was repaired and then returned to service!
The blue and white tail 26000 refers to Special Air Mission 26000. Alternatively it was called Air Force One, but only when the president was aboard. The AF Museum has a separate hanger with all the Air Force One aircraft, open to the public.
Several but certainly not all of them…
ReplyDeleteLove the Connie, and saw one I used to work on.
ReplyDeleteA lot of ANG tail fins.
ReplyDeleteThe museum is in Dayton Ohio and it's free, well worth the time! I'll go back the next time I'm in the area.
ReplyDeleteAnother good one is the Naval aviation museum in Pensacola FL & it's free also. FWIW they had a great display on Coast Guard aviation!
Is that F-106 the corn field bomber?
ReplyDeleteThe F-15 tail is from the 1FF 27th TFS, my old unit, and most likely worked on that plane.
ReplyDeleteThe 106 is the cornfield bomber! Good catch. The pilot ejected and then the autopilot took over and brought it to a soft landing in a snow covered corn field. It was repaired and then returned to service!
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ReplyDeleteI flew that Vark (F-111F) in Desert Storm. It was the FW flagship. Glad it’s preserved in the museum.
ReplyDeleteThank you your service.
DeleteThis museum is better than the Smithsonian, IMHO. Well worth the trip.
ReplyDeleteEvery one
ReplyDeleteThe blue and white tail 26000 refers to Special Air Mission 26000. Alternatively it was called Air Force One, but only when the president was aboard. The AF Museum has a separate hanger with all the Air Force One aircraft, open to the public.
ReplyDeleteGot most of them, from a lifetime of misspent youth with Salamander Books, and Revell models.
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